Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 267 of 400
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# This Page: Running Prose from a Historical Narrative Poem This is page 243 from *Albions England*, containing the continuation of Chapter 55 in verse form. The text discusses the marriage of a woman (appears to be Mary, Queen of Scots) to Prince Edward under Henry VIII, and then traces the lineage and troubles of James IV and James V of Scotland through their daughter Margaret. The passage recounts how this woman became a threat to the English Queen, describing military conflicts involving Lord William Gray and foreign conspiracies involving Spain and Rome against the English throne. The content is presented as historical-political poetry rather than fiction.
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